March 2021-Mountain Lifestyle (Crestline & Lake Arrowhead edition

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A Monthly publication serving Crestline (incl. V.O.E.), Cedarpines Park, Twin Peaks, Rimforest, Lake Arrowhead, Blue Jay, Cedar Glen, and Skyforest 

142 senior residents were vaccinated against the novel coronavirus 

Wednesday, Feb. 18, by one of San Bernardino County’s two mobile vaccination 

vans. The van can be seen in the background. Photo courtesy of 

Frank Elwell. 

Seniors Get Vaccinated at Leisure 

Shores in Crestline 

by Lynette Eastwood 

San Bernardino County’s Department 

of Aging and Adult Services 

scheduled a stop at the Leisure Shores 

Senior Center in Crestline to vaccinate 

seniors for the ongoing push to 

get all seniors vaccinated during the 

current Coronavirus crisis. The event 

was held from 10am-2pm on February 

18th. The county, through the help 

of Penny Shubnell and the Crest Forest 

Senior Citizen Club of Crestline, 

organized a drive to vaccinate seniors 

in the organization. 

A San Bernardino County 

van brought the first Pfizer BioNTech 

vaccine dose and vaccinated 142 

residents over age 65 at the Leisure 

Shores facility in Crestline. County 

officials plan to send the van to locations 

in each of the county’s five supervisorial 

districts, focusing mostly 

on more remote areas. Planned sites 

include Chino Hills, Colton, Lucerne 

Valley, Twentynine Palms, Rancho 

Cucamonga, Chino, Hesperia, Montclair, 

Trona and Needles, according 

to a county newsletter. The County’s 

Mountain Lifestyle 

P.O. Box 2725 

Running Springs, CA 92382 

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Department of Aging and Adult Services 

is scheduling the mobile clinics 

and working with community partners 

to alert eligible seniors. 

This event held at the Leisure 

Shores was the pilot program for all 

of San Bernardino County. “The event 

was well organized” states Penny 

Shubnell. “There were no long lines, 

everything went very smoothly, and 

there was a nurse available for every 

senior after the shot was given for 15 

to 30 minutes.” Most of the seniors 

were quite amazed at how efficient the 

whole clinic went. 

“When they pulled up, there 

were 16 nurses that came off the bus, 

along with the San Bernardino Public 

Health department, Public Guardian 

Department, Emergency Services, and 

the SB County Department of Aging 

and Adult Services and many of the 

seniors were amazed, Penny further 

stated.” The second dose has been 

scheduled for March 11. 

The van occupants and all the 

other county groups involved went 

Vaccination: cont. on page 3 

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Michael and Espy Murray organizing a fudge and brownie display near 

the entrance of the store. Photo by Michel Nolan 

Espy Bakes—Cake Making Artistry 

at its Finest! 

by Michel Nolan 

You might call it a trip to 

fantasyland, or a glimpse at Heaven. 

Whatever you call it, though, the effect 

is dazzling. “It” is a cozy bakery 

and gift shop nestled in Crestline, 

where scrumptious artistry is created 

on edible canvases. Espie Bakes 

is that vintage-style bakery where 

magic happens. 

You’ll find custom, imaginative 

cakes from Teddy Bears to exuberant 

Van Gogh cake sunflowers. 

Speaking of “dazzle,” Espie makes 

an incredibly memorable Razzleberry 

Pie, using strawberries, blueberries, 

and raspberries. 

Espie’s given name is Esperanza, 

which translates to “hope,” a 

fact not lost on the community. Esperanza 

Murray is quite happy baking 

five-tiered custom cakes – thank you 

very much – and it shows. 

The shop is her Happy Place. 

Baking is her therapy, she says. 

These delicious cakes are perfect, 

mirroring their creator’s joyful mood 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 

Pg. 2-Newsbriefs & Updates 

Pg. 3-Lake Gregory’s Summer Season 

Pg. 4-Rim Parks Applies For Grant 

Pg. 5-Leprechauns 

Pg. 6-Mountain Gardening 

Pg. 8-Architecture of Lake Arrowhead 

Pg. 12-Rim Schools Update 

Pg. 13-Dining Guide 

Pg. 16-The Hunt Begins! 

Pg. 16-Business Directory 

Pg. 18-Church Services 

but the few times she was upset while 

baking, you could tell, she admits. 

Custom birthday cakes, wedding 

cakes, sculpted cakes, dessert 

tables and centerpieces are all fabulous. 

Cake flavors, fillings and icings 

range from the exotic to memories 

of home – almond, coconut, 

champagne, carrot cake, ginger 

spice, key lime, pick lemonade – and 

so many more. 

Espie remembers the first 

custom cake she ever baked. “It was 

in 2007 for my mom’s 55th birthday 

party – it was a slot machine cake,” 

she said. “Baking quickly became my 

favorite hobby and shortly after, it 

became my passion. What started as 

an interest gradually developed into 

a small business for me. “Wanting to 

take my natural talent to the next level, 

I enrolled in the Art Institute of the 

Inland Empire and worked toward 

achieving my dream of becoming a 

Certified Pastry Chef.” 

Espy Bakes: cont. on page 3 

Rim Schools 

Update 

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Reduced Case Rate Means 

Outdoor Contact Sports 

Can Resume 

Beginning Friday, February 26, 

San Bernardino County can resume 

high-contact and moderate-contact 

outdoor sports, under certain conditions. 

New state guidelines now 

permit such sports, “as long as they 

meet a specific rate case criteria” — 

namely, an infection case rate at or 

below 14 per 100,000 residents. 

We’re pleased to report that our 

county has succeeded in reducing 

our case rate below that threshold, 

reporting 12.8 per 100,000 residents, 

which means sports may resume. 

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March 2021 issue 

News Briefs 

Teachers and School Support 

Staff OK to Get 

Vaccinated 

All teachers, school support 

staff and licensed child care providers 

living or working in San Bernardino 

County are eligible to be 

vaccinated against the novel coronavirus 

as of Tuesday, Feb. 23. 

They can also now use the 

county’s clinics and appointment 

system — to get those vaccinations, 

although county officials say 

it might still be easier to go through 

their school district. 

Combined with the fact that 

(elementary schools) are now eligible 

to go back into the classroom if 

they want to, offering a vaccine to 

all teachers might help us get back 

to normal a little faster since Tue. 

December 23rd. 

San Bernardino County on Feb. 

3 extended vaccine eligibility to 

teachers in the classroom — but 

not other school employees or those 

who weren’t yet teaching face-toface. 

Wert said teachers were asked 

to get shots through their respective 

school districts and not at public 

clinics focused on vaccinating senior 

citizens. 

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Seniors entering Leisure Shores to get the Pfizer 

NioNTech shot to help reduce the Coronavirus 

contagion. Photo by Frank Elwell 

Vaccination: 

from front page 

to Rim of the World High 

School, and then down 

to Lytle Creek for similar 

events in subsequent days. 

To book an appointment 

at another clinic 

or to receive an email as 

vaccination appointments 

become available, people 

can sign up at https://sbcovid19.com/vaccine. 

For 

assistance, people can call 

the county’s COVID-19 hotline 

at 909-387-3911 

Beautiful Lake Gregory on a quiet afternoon. Photo courtesy of Louise Cecil 

Lake Gregory Anticipating Fantastic 

Summer Season 

Locals form management company to re-open lake 

By Louise Cecil 

At the February 9th San 

Bernardino County Board of Supervisors 

meeting, a contract with the 

Lake Gregory Community Recreation 

Company, LLC was approved 

to manage Lake Gregory Regional 

Park. The company composed of local 

residents intends to open up the 

park beginning this Memorial Day 

weekend, COVID requirements permitting. 

This newly formed California 

limited liability company, headed 

by Crestline residents, was approved 

for a 15-year contract with the county 

to operate the county regional park, 

with the options for two additional 

five-year options, for a possible 

total of 25 years of local control of 

the park. The group is being called 

regional park managers, not concessionaires 

as past corporations who 

ran the lake in recent years were 

called, as they will be running the 

county facility for the county. 

The contract should be signed 

in time for the locally composed 

group to begin managing the lake 

and park at the beginning of April, 

hopefully in time to get all the broken 

facilities repaired in time to open 

for this summer season. Over the past 

couple years, the park has suffered 

from the February 2018 flooding 

damage to the docks, beach erosion 

during the dam repair project and the 

broken water slide, zero-depth water 

park and the sale of all the fishing 

boats, and leaking roofs on many of 

the older buildings. To help pay for 

these prior damages and required repairs, 

the county has agreed to pay the 

$1.5 million needed for new docks, 

new boats, new life jackets, new fishing 

tackle and other needed items that 

will be rented to the public. The San 

Moritz Lodge also needs repairs. 

Under the contract the new 

company, which will call itself the 

Lake Gregory Company, is required 

to keep the San Moritz Lodge open 

daily, excluding Christmas Day, and 

keep the parking lots open yearround. 

The boat docks will be usable 

by the public from March 1 through 

December 31. The swim beach will 

be in operation from Memorial Day 

through Labor Day, COVID restrictions 

permitting. The trails and fishing 

will be accessible year-round as 

they are now. The senior lunch program, 

which has been in operation 

for many years, will operate from the 

San Moritz Lodge and, when group 

gatherings are again permitted, they 

will be allowed to use the lodge for 

those luncheons, year-round. 

When it is finally restored and 

opened, Camp Switzerland, which is 

just across Lake Drive from the dam, 

shall be in operation year-round. 

Camp Switzerland was formerly a 

privately-owned campground operated 

during the summertime as an RV 

park and campground. 

When the county was forced 

to retrofit the Lake Gregory Dam, it 

needed the space for building materials 

and condemned Camp Switzerland 

through eminent domain and 

paid the owners for the land. The 

County cleared the land of all the 

buildings and amenities. It is now a 

part of the regional park and the new 

company has suggested it will be offering 

glamping and RV and tenting 

opportunities by the summer of 2023. 

The new company will need 

to enforce the rules for regional parks, 

which will include a county-imposed 

parking fee for using the parking lots. 

However, Lake Gregory, although 

the county’s first regional park, is 

quite different from any other park 

in the county system in that it is located 

within the community, instead 

of being isolated, and so allows free 

use of the park for walking and hiking. 

The county has made sure, when 

it has completed upgrades in past 

years, that many free parking spots 

were created all around the lake for 

anyone to use on a first come basis. 

There are no plans by the 

company to fence the lake or walking 

trails away from public usage; actually, 

there are plans to upgrade the trails 

and add additional trash cans with the 

hopes the walkers will use them instead 

of littering in the park. The educational 

nature trail lecterns installed 

by VOE Elementary School along the 

Lake Gregory: cont. on pg. 11 

Espy Bakes: cont. on page 3 

By day she worked full-time 

as an executive secretary at Cal State 

Los Angeles while taking nighttime 

culinary courses at the Art Institute 

of the Inland Empire. 

She appreciates the support 

of her husband, Michael, who encouraged 

her to follow her dream. 

Director of Facilities at Cal State 

L.A., he did laundry and fixed dinners 

during a particularly challenging 

time for Espie. “I have won the 

biggest husband lottery in the world,” 

she said, smiling. 

Espie was born Montebello 

and raised in Whittier. Her husband 

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was born and raised in Ireland. The 

couple have a grown son and daughter 

who enjoy trying the goodies 

when they come to visit. 

When they opened the shop, 

in September 2017, they were excited 

about their home-grown business and 

acknowledge that their customers are 

much loved and appreciated. 

The Espie Bakes shop is at 

23753 Lake Drive, Suite A in Crestline, 

sharing a parking lot with Encompass 

Antiques and Gifts. Hours 

are Monday through Thursday – 

closed Friday and Saturday – 11 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Sunday – noon to 4 p.m. 

Email is espiebakes@gmail.com 

F o r 

more information, 

call 909- 

435-5570 or 

check out the 

website, www. 

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And remember, 

in the 

words of Espie, 

“Love and 

sweets are all 

you need.” 

In addition to lots of chcolate, brownies and othergoodies, Espy has a gteat 

asortment of flavorful teas. (shown on the right of Espy). Photo by Michel 

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These ‘Endorsements’ are optional 

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insurance. Endorsements are not 

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to avoid pitfalls and frustrating surprises 

in the event of devastating 

damages happening to your home. 

There are several different types of 

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area affecting water pipes (i.e. 

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damage to your home. 

• Mold and mildew Endorsement: 

This will cover your 

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Rim Park District Applies For Prop 

68 Grant 

Proposition is called the Recreational Infrastructure 

Revenue Enhancement Allocation Grant 

In November 2020, the California 

Department of Parks and 

Recreation announced $37 million 

in Recreational Infrastructure Revenue 

Enhancement Allocations. This 

would be Round 4 of submissions 

that were originally from the allocations 

funded through the Park and 

Water Bond Act of 2018 (Proposition 

68). 

For Round 4 (for which Rim 

of the World Recreation and Park 

District qualified), applications for 

the Twin Peaks Rotary Centennial 

Park Site and the Running Springs 

Ball Field Site have been submitted. 

In the application process, the Park 

District was required to submit project 

proposals for improvements or 

enhancements at these existing local 

parks that target underserved communities 

and projected the total of 

enhancements (both sites) will cost 

$6,747,500. The grant application 

provides a fact-finder database to locate 

these areas within the Park District’s 

boundaries, so all submissions 

fit the criteria before any attempt to 

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apply is taken. 

Applying for grants like this 

is very important to the Park District. 

As a smaller independent special district, 

the Park District encompasses 

a vast area of approximately 110 

square miles. The Park District operates 

on a budget of $1.162 million, 

of which only 2/3 is provided by a 

fixed-rate $22 annual per-parcel tax 

that does not adjust for inflation, and 

the remainder of which comes from 

service usage fees. 

The Park District strives to 

find reasonable avenues and ethically 

sound opportunities to enhance open 

space and recreational amenities for 

our constituents. 

If you have any questions, 

please email the Park District office, 

info@rim-rec.org. 

ROTW Parks—What’s open/What’s Not 

As of March 1, 2021 Here are the following 

Open?Closed facilities: 

OPENINGS: Playgrounds, Non-specified 

Open Space and Child Day Care/ 

Day Camps as officially permitted. 

CLOSURES IN EFFECT: Ball Fields, 

Community Centers and enclosed public 

spaces like the District Office (including 

the Dance & Fitness Studio and 

Activity Room/Gym) are still currently 

closed as mandated by guidelines until 

further notice. 

Rentals for ballfields and picnic areas/ 

shelters are still not permitted per state 

guidelines. 

The Rim of the World Recreation 

and Park District has implemented 

a K-5th Grade Enrichment Center 

program to assist essential working 

parents due to schools being closed in 

the Rim Mountain Community. More 

information can be found on our website, 

www.rim-rec.org or our online 

catalog. 

The Sunrise Children’s Club 

Preschool, conveniently located in 

Rimforest next door to the District Office 

is open and has space available for 

children ages 3-5 years old. All children 

must be potty trained. Call the Park 

District Office for more information, 

(909) 337-7275. More information can 

be found on our website, www.rim-rec. 

org or our online catalog. 

The Rim of the World Recreation 

and Park District is a public 

agency and therefore must follow 

state and county guidelines when it 

comes to the COVID-19 response. 

The Park District wants nothing 

more than to open these facilities 

once guideline restrictions are lifted. 

We encourage you to contact 

your county and state officials if you 

have any questions. 

San Bernardino County – sbcovid19. 

com (909) 387-3911 

State of California – Covid19.ca.gov 

(833) 422-4255 

This is a rapidly evolving 

and fluid situation; all this information 

is subject to change. Please 

check back for updates on these and 

other programs as we receive them. 

We appreciate your patience and 

understanding and wish health and 

safety to you and yours. If you have 

any questions you can email info@ 

rim-rec.org. 


Mystical Mysterious Leprechauns 


When you think of a leprechaun, 

the first thought that comes to 

the modern mind might be the tiny 

green man on the Lucky Charms cereal 

box. Or maybe perhaps the star 

of cult horror film Leprechaun in the 

Hood. But this mythical miniature 

man, one of the most well-recognized 

symbols of Ireland, has quite an impressive 

history. 

A leprechaun is a pint-sized 

fairy, a supernatural creature about 

whom tales were passed down within 

the rich history of Irish storytelling. 

Many European countries have fairy 

lore, but according to A Treasury of 

Irish Folklore, the Emerald Isle is 

unique because “the fairy powers in 

Ireland” have been endowed with 

names and personalities. Irish folklore 

described leprechauns as crotchety, 

lonely, yet mischievous creatures. 

They were said to be shoemaker’s 

who socked away their profits in pots 

at the end of rainbows, or scattered 

them around in mountains, forests. 

The leprechaun today represents 

an Irish fairy, this figure may 

be a combination of several individual 

fairies who have been changed 

over time. W.B. Yeats, in Irish Fairy 

and Folk Tales, describes three fair- 

ies: the leprechaun, florican, and far 

daring. The latter two seem to have 

vanished from today’s popular tales. 

Leprechauns originally were 

said to wear red, and it has been 

thought that afterwards green began 

to be associated with everything Irish 

in the 20th century, the color of his 

garments were then transformed. But 

there may also be another explanation 

for the current choice: green helps the 

little men to blend into the grass and 

the leaves as a sort of camouflage. 

This small fairy is very elusive, 

his presence only marked by a 

faint hammering sound. William Allingham’s 

poem “The Leprechaun,” 

describes man’s fascination with this 

fairy is really driven by Greed: “Get 

him in sight, hold him tight, and 

you’re a made man.” Of course, his 

pots of gold provide plenty of motivation 

for men to seek him out, though 

usually the human who tries to capture 

a leprechaun is foiled in the end, 

made to look away by some invented 

distraction while the leprechaun escapes. 

But aside from the treasure he 

holds, spotting a leprechaun is also 

considered good luck…so listen just a 

bit more closely while you’re lifting a 

pint of Guinness this St. Patrick’s Day. 

This small fairy is often elusive, 

his presence only marked by a 

faint hammering sound. William Allingham’s 

poem The Leprechaun,” 

describes man’s particular fascination 

with this fairy as essentially driven 

by greed: “Get him in sight, hold 

him tight, and you’re a made man.” 

Of course, his pots of gold provide 

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plenty of motivation for men to seek 

him out, though usually the human 

who tries to capture a leprechaun is 

foiled in the end, made to look away 

by some invented distraction while the 

leprechaun escapes. But aside from 

the treasure he holds, spotting a leprechaun 

is also considered good luck… 

so listen just a bit more closely while 

you’re hoisting a pint of Guinness this 

St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day is 

one of the 10 drunkest holidays. 

Get ready for Pine 

Cone Festival 

The Pine Cone Festival 

Steering Committee is moving forward 

with plans for its annual event 

this coming October. Application 

forms will be available in early 

June for vendors to register. At this 

time is appears COVID restrictions 

are relaxing, but of course what the 

future holds is uncertain. 

The Committee encourages 

you to seek that winning Coulter 

pine cone or Sugar pine cone for the 

World’s Largest Pine Cone Contest 

and/or start creating wonderful entries 

for the annual pine cone craft 

contest. 

The Festival will offer entertainment 

all day, lots of food 

vendors, visits with first responders 

as well as Smokey Bear and Cheekers, 

the Festival mascot. And it is all 

FREE! 

Please contact PineConeFestival@gmail.com 

if you have any 

questions or visit www.PineConeFestival.org. 

Hope to see you on October 

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MOUNTAIN GARDENING 

by Michele martinez 

Indoor Starts to Outdoor Gardening 

As temperatures 

warm and the ground outside 

begins to thaw, mountain 

residents begin to dream 

of summer gardens. With 

the days lengthening, now’s 

the time not only to imagine 

the eventual harvest, but to 

get things started at the seed 

stage. March is a good time 

for geminating seed indoors. 

They’ll be ready to move 

outdoors when snowy days 

have passed. 

Selecting Seeds 

The great thing about 

starting a garden from seed 

is that you can experiment 

with varieties that may not 

be available at the local nursery. 

These days, catalogs 

and local suppliers offer wonderful 

heirloom varieties of everything 

from tomatoes to hot peppers. You 

may have kept some seeds from last 

year’s crop. The brown-packaged 

herbs in the photo above come from 

Chef Bev Eskew of Spade & Spatula, 

where she hosts a “Seed Exchange” 

box, at her Blue Jay restaurant. Local 

gardeners often have seeds to 

share, and it’s a good way to get to 

know your neighbors. 

Germination 

Mix Garden soil and pot- 

Terrarium Herb Garden 

ting mix are too dense for seed 

starting. Germinating seeds need a 

lighter mix that allow water to drain 

quickly and air to circulate. In addition, 

last year’s garden soil may carry 

pathogens or pests that can harm 

new seeds. Soil-free seed starter mix 

can be purchased at garden centers, 

or made at home using one third peat 

moss, one third vermiculite and one 

third perlite (or sterilized sand). To 

prepare your mix, simply moisten 

with warm water, and fill containers 

to just below the rim. 

Containers 

Seed-starting supplies are 

sold everywhere this time of year, 

including specially prepared peat 

disks, paper seed cups and temperature-controlled 

seed trays. Recycled 

seed containers are also a good 

choice. The photo shows a particular 

favorite for the window herb garden: 

the plastic drink container terrarium. 

To prepare this self-watering 

container, select a drink bottle, cut 

it in half and invert the spout-end 

so it’s cradled in the bottom half 

of the bottle. You can place a bit of 

cheesecloth or mesh at the spot end 

to keep the seed mix from dropping 

out. Topping the container with a 

clear cup helps keep warmth and 

moisture in. The reservoir keeps the 

seeds continually moist. This is a 

good solution for dry, sunlit window 

locations. 

Light source 

Edible plant seedlings typically 

need a bright light source to 

develop. Indoor seed germination 

may require more lighting than 

what’s available from a large window. 

When more light is needed, 

suspend fluorescent lights 6 to 12 

inches above the seeds for approximately 

16 hours per day. After the 

seeds have germinated, move the 

seedlings to a cool, south facing 

window with plenty of natural light. 

Check seed packets for specific germination 

tips for individual species. 

Heat source 

Most seeds have a minimum 

and maximum optimal temperature 

for germination. Seed packets or 

catalogs offer temperature ranges 

and planting times. Following these 

guidelines is important to successful 

germination. Most edible plants 

germinate faster in warm soil (75°- 

85°F). Gardeners may purchase 

warming mats or plug-in seed trays 

to ensure a constant temperature. 

Once seeds have sprouted the seedlings 

prefer slightly cooler temperatures 

so a heating mat is no longer 

required. 

Water 

Germination begins with the seed 

absorbing water. An adequate, continuous 

supply of water is needed to 

ensure successful germination. Once 

the germination process has begun, 

try to avoid overly wet or dry periods 

in the seed tray as these may 

cause young seedling to die. 

Transfer Plants Outdoors 

Herb gardens like the one 

pictured above may be kept indoors 

all year. To transfer seedlings outdoors, 

timing is important. Once 

seedlings have developed their “true 

leaves,” they are ready to be moved 

to a new location. If you are moving 

the plants outdoors, a “hardeningoff” 

process will ease the transition. 

First, remember to check the weather 

forecast, as we often experience 

snowfall in late May or early June. 

To prepare plants for springtime’s 

intense sun and cool nights, try setting 

plants outdoors for increasing 

minutes per day, beginning with 

less than an hour and working up to 

full days. Hardening-off over a two 

week period helps seedlings acclimate 

to the weather and makes for 

better crops all summer long. 

March to Do List 

• Clean up fruit trees by removing 

“mummy fruit” and blighted limbs. 

• Do winter pruning of deciduous 

fruit trees and cane berries. *Cherries 

and apricots are an exception, 

they only need summer pruning. 

• Remove and destroy fallen leaves 

around peach trees to reduce peach 

leaf curl. 

• Prune and remove dead foliage 

from native shrubs and flowering 

plants. 

• Prune roses and other flowering 

shrubs. 

• If weather permits, check irrigation 

system and perform maintenance 

as needed. 

• Clean bird feeders and water dishes 

and refill often. Don’t forget to 

look for migrating visitors, like vireos, 

warblers and other songbirds. 

Attention Tree Removal and Abatement Contractors 

Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council currently has fuel reduction 

programs which operate under the California Environmental 

Quality Act. Any contractor wishing to work for MRFSC must attend 

(or have a rep attend) a 90 minute workshop which covers 

the CEQA guidelines. Our grants serve Waterman Canyon/Crestline 

to Baldwin Lake/Big Bear. 

The 2021 CEQA workshop will be April 20th at 2PM. Preregistration 

is required. At this time it is assumed the workshop will be 

held via ZOOM. An In-person workshop will be held if allowable 

at that time. 

Go to www.MountainRimFSC.org and send your name, company 

name (if applicable), phone, and email address via the 

Contact Us page. 

Call (866) 923-3473 for any questions. 


What Are the Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines? 

Experts: Most experts agree 

that side effects resolve on their own 

in a few days. 

As the coronavirus vaccine 

rollout continues across the country, 

health experts say one thing is critical 

for people to understand before they 

roll up their sleeves: The vaccines 

may cause side effects. 

Three vaccines – developed 

by Moderna-BioNTech, Pfizer and 

Johnson & Johnson – have been authorized 

by the U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) to combat the 

coronavirus. The Johnson & Johnson 

vaccine requires only one shot, while 

the others require two doses. 

The side effects are similar 

for the three vaccines and are an indication 

that the vaccines are helping 

to build protection against the disease. 

These are most common reported side 

effects: 

• Injection site pain and swellin 

• Fatigue 

• Headache 

• Chills 

• Fever 

• Muscle and joint pain 

• Nausea 

• Delayed swelling, redness or a rash 

at the injection site 

• Swollen lymph nodes (typically 

manifests as a lump in your armpit or 

above your collarbone) 

Most of the reactions are temporary 

and resolve within a few days, 

according to the U.S. Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Since you may feel under the weather, 

experts recommend not making any 

big plans for a few days after you get 

each dose of the vaccine. Remember, 

side effects are a sign the vaccine is 

working. 

Side effects from vaccines are 

not uncommon. The seasonal flu shot, 

for example, can cause fever and fatigue, 

among other reactions. And the 

vaccine to prevent shingles can induce 

shivering, muscle pain and an upset 

stomach. 

Make sure you prepare yourself 

in advance for the side effects, 

so you won’t be surprised and panic 

when you have any of those vaccine 

inoculation symptoms listed before. 

The CDC data released Feb. 

19 indicated that the side effects from 

the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech 

vaccines were as expected and not serious 

among the vast majority of the 

first 22 million people who received 

them. 

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine 

appears to be somewhat less 

likely to cause side effects than the 

other vaccines. In its clinical trial data 

submitted to the FDA, the most common 

side effects were headache (39 

percent), fatigue (38 percent), muscle 

pain (33 percent), nausea (14 percent) 

and fever (10 percent). 

The key, experts say, is to 

weigh the temporary discomfort 

against the long-term benefits: a potentially 

high level of protection from 

a disease that has uprooted everyday 

life for many of us and has killed more 

than 2.5 million people globally. 

We are willing to tolerate discomfort 

in other aspects of our life — 

many people exercise and have muscle 

aches afterward, and don’t say, 

‘I’m never going to exercise again. 

There are just many aspects of our 

lives where we need to be willing to 

make the trade-off. 

Older adults could experience 

fewer side effects. 

While the coronavirus vaccines 

have been shown to be effective 

in older adults, people age 50 and older 

experience fewer side effects than 

younger recipients. 

Only about 25 percent of 

people age 50 to 64 and 4 percent of 

those age 65 to 74 who received the 

Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 

between Dec. 14 and Jan. 13 experienced 

side effects, according to CDC 

data. Meanwhile, 65 percent of those 

under age 50 reported a reaction. The 

clinical trial data from the Johnson & 

Johnson vaccine showed a similar effect. 

Researchers are still studying 

why this is the case, but they say it’s 

likely related to the declining immune 

response that comes with age. Studies 

also show that most people experience 

more severe side effects after the 

second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer 

vaccine. 

Although side effects may affect 

your ability to do daily activities, 

most should go away on their own 

after a few days, the CDC says. Plan 

for plenty of time to rest in the days 

immediately after you get each dose 

of the vaccine. 

If you have pain or discomfort, 

an over-the-counter pain reliever 

such as a no-steroid anti-inflammatory 

drug (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen 

(Tylenol) can help you feel better, 

doctors say. 

The CDC advises against the 

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use of pain relievers before vaccination 

“for the purpose of preventing 

post-vaccination symptoms,” so wait 

until after you are experiencing side 

effects to take any medication. 

If you have a delayed reaction 

at the injection site – typically described 

as a rash, itchiness or redness 

that appears 5 to 10 days after vaccination 

– it’s likely a mild allergic reaction, 

Blumberg says. He recommends 

treating it with an over-the-counter 

antihistamine like Benadryl or a topical 

steroid like hydrocortisone. 

Another side effect that may 

last more than a few days is a swollen 

lymph node, which may feel like 

a lump under your armpit or over your 

collarbone. The swelling is not harmful, 

but it can last a few weeks. Eventually, 

it should go away on its own. 

There has been few reports of 

adverse events. Federal analyses of 

first month of vaccine rollout showed 

that few adverse events — which the 

CDC defines as any serious health 

problem that happens after a shot — 

were reported. 


Real Estate Column 

How To Safely Dispose Of Old Paint And Other 

Household Chemicals When You Sell Your Home 

by Rosemarie Labadie 

One of the services I offer 

homeowners planning to list their 

home for sale is a prelisting inspection. 

During the inspection, invariable 

we come across a storage area 

full of old paint, pesticides, automotive 

supplies, and other household 

hazardous waste. The California Residential 

Purchase contract requires 

owners to remove all personal property 

prior to closing. Plus, you want 

your home to look its best when you 

invite buyers in, so cleaning this area 

should be pretty high on your to do 

list. But what can you do with it? You 

cannot just throw it in the trash. 

Luckily, the San Bernardino 

County Fire Department has a 

household hazardous waste division 

where you can drop off your hazardous 

waste. Best of all it is free to 

all county residents for personal use. 

The department accepts old paint, 

thinners, and varnish in addition to 

many other hazardous items like automotive 

chemicals including motor 

oil, old gasoline, antifreeze and oil 

filters. It also accepts weed killers, 

pesticides, fertilizers, chemical drain 

cleaners, pool and hobby supplies, 

Lake Gregory at dawn photo by Dominic Labadie. 

old mercury thermostats and electronic 

waste. You can also drop off 

outdated medicines and sharps/needles 

(in approved containers only). 

If you are planning on taking 

advantage of this service, the items 

must be in the original container 

from the manufacture and it must not 

be leaking. The manufacturer’s label 

must still be attached to the container 

so the department will know how 

to correctly dispose of the item. A 

milk jug labeled oil is not acceptable. 

Place the items in a cardboard box 

and secure it in your vehicle. When 

you arrive at the site, stay in your car. 

The staff will unload for you. 

The facility is near the San 

Bernardino airport, just off the 210 at 

the Fifth Street exit. It is located at 

2824 East “W” Street, Bldg. 302 in 

San Bernardino. It is open Monday— 

Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

If you have any questions you can 

call the facility at 909-382-5401. 

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Shirley Temple home in Lake Arrowhead. 

Architecture of Lake Arrowhead 

available on video 


Last January Diane Wilk, 

AIA, who has been visiting the 

mountains since a child, and who 

has not only studied architecture as 

a profession but has won awards of 

recognition, presented a power-point 

illustrated talk on the unique styling 

of the architecture of Lake Arrowhead, 

to the Institute of Classical 

Arts & Architecture in Philadelphia. 

The virtual lecture was named “California’s 

Other tradition: The Anglo/ 

Norman architecture of Hollywood’s 

Secret Hideaways.” The video of that 

engaging presentation is now available 

to be watched by anyone on 

YouTube. 

The unique Lake Arrowhead 

style began in the 1920s, nearly 100 

years ago. It was an Anglo/Norman 

Revival style that created this new 

look and brought a unified cultural 

styling to the mountain community. 

This style attracted many famous 

architects to the area, since it was 

challenging to create new homes that 

fit within the mandated style requirement. 

“Architectural design and 

style are a visual language,” said Diane 

Wilk, AIA (American Institute of 

Architecture). 

During the virtual presentation, 

the lifelong part-time resident 

and architect, Wilk, used videos and 

photos to illustrate the engaging story, 

and explored the fascinating variety 

of architectural styling that has 

been developed and evolved over the 

decades to not only beautify the Lake 

Arrowhead community, while making 

it a very desirable area in which 

to live, but also created a distinctive 

style that is, Lake Arrowhead. 

Wilk begins with the area’s 

history and explores the various architects 

that designed the lakeside 

and forest homes that have created, 

through approvals through the 

architectural committee, Lake Arrowhead’s 

own distinct style. Architectural 

examples will include 

the world’s first A-frame by Rudolf 

Schindler, several projects by famous 

black architect Paul Revere Williams, 

who designed over 3,000 homes in 

the country and some of the best in 

Lake Arrowhead. 

She discussed a cabin designed 

by Lloyd Wright, Frank 

Lloyd Wright’s son, Marilyn Monroe’s 

“Happy Hut,” plus Clark Gable’s 

hideaway and two of Shirley 

Temple’s homes, including her 1931 

hunting lodge. She drops many celebrity 

names (such as Liberace and 

Liz Taylor) while showing their getaway 

retreats. 

This presentation is an easyto-listen-to, 

talk for the layman, and 

explains how the stars and their architects 

worked together, creating the 

desirable and beautifully designed 

community that Lake Arrowhead is 

today. 

However, getting Lake Arrowhead 

even at the beginning into 

an English/Normandy designed community 

wasn’t all smooth sailing. In 

fact, it started with a scandal involving 

architect McNeal Swasey, who 

created the original Anglo/Normandy 

style and his penchant for self-promotion. 

However, demanding this 

style, began the orderly growth of the 

community by unifying the home designs 

within the confines of, and inspired 

by nature, and the four seasons 

the area enjoys. 

“These designs created 

the beauty that Lake Arrowhead is 

known for, as seen through the architect’s 

eye; creating these beautiful 

works of man that also provide more 

than just shelter from the elements,” 

said Wilk. 

Wilk has a real love for the 

design of the area, which started as 

a child. She came to the mountains 

with her family, and before they built 

their family home, which she ended 

up designing herself, they stayed in 

the old gatehouse at Hamiltair, which 

was designed by Paul Revere Williams. 

Williams one time even designed 

a home in the area, with a 

thatched roof. He added a lot to the 

design of the area which still can be 

appreciated today, updating the Normandy 

design, using angular boards 

on the interior and exterior of homes, 

Architecture: cont. on pg. 10 


Rim Elementary Schools Returns to Rim Activity PE Packs Arrive 

In-Person Instruction The Rim Activity PE Packs for 

During the Rim of the World 

Unified School District’s Board Meeting 

on February 18, 2021, many 

comments were shared on the topic 

of returning students to in-person instruction. 

This was consistent with our 

most recent parent survey, in which 

70% of parents stated they would like 

their student(s) to return to in-person 

instruction. This is a priority for the 

district as well. In Governor Newsom’s 

elementary school reopening 

plan, a county needed to maintain a 

COVID case rate of less than 14 per 

100,000 people for five consecutive 

days. As of February 17, 2021, San 

Bernardino County met that goal. 

The second requirement by 

the state is for school districts to 

have an updated safety plan approved 

by the County Department of Public 

Health. The District has updated 

the safety plan to include the availability 

of weekly COVID testing for 

staff and students. Unless changed by 

state legislators, testing is optional. 

The District has also partnered with 

Mountains Community Hospital to 

make vaccines available to District 

employees. However, San Bernardino 

County is only able to supply a limited 

number of vaccines. Many employees 

are getting vaccinated at various locations. 

Like COVID testing, vaccination 

is not required. 

Since the two primary requirements 

have been met, ROW- 

USD has announced that elementary 

schools (grades TK-5) will reopen in 

a hybrid model on Monday, April 12, 

2021. Parents can choose to have their 

children return to school or remain in 

distance learning/home choice. The 

District and labor partners are collaborating 

on measures to ensure that students 

and staff are safe upon student 

return. Parents can begin picking up 

personal protective equipment (PPE) 

on Wednesday, March 31 at their children’s 

elementary school. 

In anticipation of reopening 

schools, the District has been implementing 

staggered opportunities for 

students to return to in-person instruction. 

Preschool returned to campus 

in February, and specific special education 

classes will begin in-person 

instruction on March 1, 2021. Elementary 

schools will have specialized 

cohorts return in mid-March. Additionally, 

certain high school sports 

have been allowed to participate in 

athletic conditioning per California 

Interscholastic Federation (CIF) 

guidelines. CIF also permitted specific 

sports to compete. Rim High School’s 

Cross-Country team was the first team 

to do so. Further, secondary cohorts 

such as advanced placement science 

and ceramics were able to come to 

school to complete projects, they are 

unable to do at home. Finally, Rim 

of the World High School seniors are 

able to participate in end-of-the year 

activities thanks to Amanda Markovich, 

Stephanie Phillips, and Kristil 

Cobb. 

We also encourage parents, 

staff, and the community to reach out 

to their local state legislators to advocate 

for our students. School districts 

are still operating under a proposed 

plan that has yet to be passed at the 

state level. The near weekly changes 

have made it difficult for school districts 

to meet their requirements. Even 

as we wait for a final plan, Rim of the 

World Unified School District will 

continue to provide the best education 

possible for our students. 

Links for additional information include: 

ROWUSD COVID Safety Plan: 

https://www.rimsd.k12.ca.us/domain/924 

CDPH Reopening School Guideline 

Summary with additional 

links: https://www.casbo.org/ 

content/cdph-releases-updated-covid-19-and-reopening-personinstruction-framework-guidance. 

elementary students have been assembled 

and delivered to our kids. 

A big thank you to the elementary 

PE Team, Julie Perkins, and Mike 

Tillman for making this happen. 

The packs include jump ropes, 

bean bags, sidewalk chalk, foam 

frisbees, and more. The items will 

be used for PE videos and zoom-in 

PE sessions with kids each week. If 

your student, 

in grades 1st- 

5th, did not receive 

their PE 

activity pack 

please contact 

your child’s 

school to find 

out how to get 

one. Let’s get 

our kids up and 

active. 


Further Adventures of Yoda 


My little angel is better 

than ever. Perhaps it’s our 

cooler weather. He is being 

really close to me so very often. 

For instance, when we 

are driving somewhere, and 

we are the passangers he is 

almost always getting up on 

my lap and peering out the 

window. I believe that reason 

he is because he is cold and 

by sitting on me, he gets extra 

body heat. He never seems to 

do that in the summertime. At 

first, I thought it was because 

he wanted to be with me, but 

after years of the identical behavior 

it’s easy to figure out 

the reason. It’s beneficial for 

both of us as I must admit I am not a 

fan of this cold weather one tiny bit. 

His twenty-pound body does warm 

me up a bit also and this cold winter 

weather can be brutal. I am not seeing 

how it benefits me except it does 

make Christmas seem a little merrier 

with snow on the roof and the trees. 

This year seemed a bit colder 

to my dismay. We got the snow but 

still not enough to take us out of a 

drought so far this year. Some areas 

received more but we probably 

got about three feet in one weekend. 

It’s good for the water table but not 

enough to match our needs of water 

for the whole year. The bad part 

is that in some areas that have a lot 

of trees, it isn’t melting, but it’s very 

cold outside and difficult to keep it 

warm inside. It’s only February, but 

Yoda and I are impatient for Spring. 

He wants his walks twice a day although 

it’s still cold and the ice is 

quite slippery. 

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Not Yoda, but real close 

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drops, so carrying him is much 

easier and faster than begging him to 

just go out and walk with me or get 

into the car. 

We had just gotten home the 

other night from having dinner in a 

local coffee shop. Yoda of course had 

to wait in the cold car. So, that’s when 

I get in the car and he immediately 

jumps on my lap. Then he starts sniffing 

the air (smelling the left-over box 

from dinner, even though it was only 

a little salad he was still intrigued). 

Then we get home, walk thru a little 

remaining snow to get inside and 

he immediately starts licking his lips. 

My friend noticed it and was quite 

surprised. 

I think that it’s a dog thing or 

perhaps he has learned it from us humans. 

He licks his lips perhaps to let 

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of the reasoning in a dog’s mind. It 

even surprises my friend when Yoda 

occasionally licks his lips after hearing 

my friend mention hamburgers 

over the phone and he gets excited 

even though I have nothing to give 

him at the time. Several months ago, 

I wanted us to learn Spanish so that 

he wouldn’t know what we were saying 

in case Yoda wanted it. But I was 

the only one willing to take a short 

class. What good would it do if we 

both couldn’t communicate that way 

to not let Yoda understand what was 

said, so that Idea didn’t work out as I 

Architecture: from page 8 

and adding the tall ceilings in the 

great rooms. 

Wilk always admired the old 

Lake Arrowhead Village, and found 

its design very interesting, so different 

from the Spanish and Mediterranean 

styles, which she was familiar 

with, because they predominate 

down the mountain. 

One of the dozens of homes 

she discusses is the first significant 

home at Lake Arrowhead, which was 

by Lake Arrowhead Village developer 

J.B. Van Nuys, who was the first to 

build in the English/French/Norman 

style designed by McNeal Swasey. 

Later on, a Bavarian influence was 

added into the Lake Arrowhead style, 

as Swiss and Alpine styles were also 

eventually incorporated into home 

design. 

She discusses the first “A” 

frame home designed by Rudolf 

Schindler, which came from the Anglo/Norman 

Revival which took root 

in the early 20th Century. She even 

discusses the design of her own Lake 

Arrowhead home and how the forest, 

streams and terrain, and lot size inspired 

the lake front home design. 

Wilk also explores the design 

of the Arrowhead Springs Hotel, 

Mozumdar and even Snow Valley, 

and other areas of the mountain and 

how the area’s history has influenced 

the current look of the homes of the 

mountain community. 

Across 

from Lake 

Gregory 

imagined. 

Yoda also listens to our conversations 

sometimes on the phone. If he hears 

the words let’s go, get some hamburgers 

for dinner, Yoda hears that and 

expects that. So, I had us use a code 

word like hb’s. Yoda soon learned 

what the word really meant, and I 

watched Yoda licking his lips as he 

heard it over our phone conversation, 

“let’s get some hb’s.” He is a quite an 

intelligent little guy for a dog, but I 

would not want him to be any other 

way. He is such a loving, caring, and 

intelligent little guy. He can also be a 

little friend when we are alone. 

This presentation is a midstep 

in Wilk’s writing of a book on 

the distinctive architecture of the 

Lake Arrowhead area. She has been 

researching this topic for over a decade, 

interviewing longtime residents, 

architects, historians and even 

developers such as J. Putnam Henck, 

for the future publication. This presentation 

gives a peak into the architects, 

styles and growth of the community. 

Anyone who owns a home in 

the Lake Arrowhead area, needs to 

see this presentation, as it explains 

the draw to the area, and the need to 

keep the style unique. 

Wilk along with her husband, 

Michael Burch, are award winning 

architects, and internationally recognized. 

They were the first architects 

in Southern California to receive the 

“Palladio Award for Adaptive Reuse 

and/or Sympathetic Addition.” It is 

the only national award given for traditional 

architecture. They were recognized 

for the remodel they did on 

their home in the Alta Canayada section 

of La Canada/Flintridge in 2014. 

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Lake Gregory: from page 3 

south shore trail is something Manager 

Nathan Godwin hopes the school 

will continue to maintain. “We’ve already 

spoken with them about that, it 

is a unique community amenity.” The 

company hopes to rehabilitate the former 

sports fields as it is are the only 

group that can claim water rights to 

the lake directly from Arthur Gregory, 

so it will be able to water the fields, 

which other groups could not. 

Crest Forest Municipal Advisory 

Council member Steve Garcia, 

who is one of the managers of the new 

lake management company, said the 

county has uniform prices for its regional 

parks, but the company hopes 

to offer bundle pricing, inspired by 

Disneyland, which will bundle the 

parking fees with other costs. Some of 

the family bundles being considered 

will be “Mountain Local,” “SoCal’s 

Favorite”, and “VIP” to the “Whole 

Enchilada” package. Godwin added, 

“I have a family and realize costs can 

get too high. We are creating various 

family packages and annual passes for 

fishing, kayak launching, beach use 

and parking. We are seeking ways to 

reach out to the locals with special affordable 

packages, enabling families 

to use their lake frequently.” They 

also hope to offer hourly or half day 

parking passes. All the other regional 

parks require fees just to enter and then 

additionally to park. The only fees at 

lake Gregory will be to use the beaches, 

parking lots, renting, or launching 

boats, and playing in the water park. 

Garcia is excited about the 

new opportunities for the lake this 

season. Since all the old equipment 

was sold off by the former company, 

this creates the opportunity for new 

ideas and equipment. They will partner 

with some new vendors to supply 

the new ideas and equipment. For example, 

they plan to have Venice style 

gondola boats on the lake for the July 

4th holiday with gondoliers from Venice 

California. 

One new attraction we will 

offer will be electric powered Duffy 

boats offering tours of the lake, this 

summer. The new rental fishing boats 

will be lighter weight than the old 

ones, and new kayaks, plus we plan to 

have new inflatables in the water park 

this season, and we’ll have new life 

vests and fishing equipment for rent 

too, added Garcia. 

The new Lake Gregory Company 

is a combination of community 

members who have experience in running 

recreation who got together to 

acquire local control of the lake and 

help grow the economy of the community. 

Godwin said, “A top priority 

will be security, so we’ll need to add 

more cameras, lighting, and personnel 

all around the park and at the skate 

park. We plan to hire locally and will 

be seeking qualified persons of integrity, 

honesty and specific skills who 

work well with others.” 

As a corporation, the Lake 

Gregory Company will be paying all 

the appropriate taxes. “We plan to 

hire as many locals as possible. The 

company is an LLC, which will be 

non-discriminatory in hiring practices 

and public usage of the park, rental of 

the lodge and the other county facilities 

at the park. Employment applications, 

for workers and lifeguards 

will be available at www.lakegregory. 

com. The new toll-free phone number, 

(833) 360-LAKE (5253), will be operational 

in April. 

“We intend to host the farmer’s 

market and, when socially permitted, 

the concerts,” Godwin said. The 

group will be seeking a vendor with a 

liquor license and insurance for those 

and other events. By partnering with 

the county and the chamber of commerce 

for the Corks and Hops, there 

will be many opportunities for locals 

to enjoy the park. “The Lake Gregory 

Company intends to support past and 

new community events,” added Godwin. 

There are many upcoming 

changes as well. First priority is fixing 

the free dog park, as the benches and 

other facilities are worn out. It was 

a community-added amenity many 

years ago, motivated by dog owner 

Doe Huff, who raised the funds to 

build the dog park. It is currently located 

on the south shore trail. It is hoped 

by next year or so, they will be able to 

relocate the dog park and playground 

to a larger location. The playground is 

also on the current maintenance list. A 

new zip line is also on the amenity addition 

list in the next year or so. 

The first positions hired will 

be for the “Trails and Trash” crew, 

which will address all the maintenance 

and cleanup needed after a year 

of deferred maintenance resulting 

from COVID restrictions. Many repairs 

are scheduled for the San Moritz 

Lodge, including repairs to the roof 

and some interior upgrades to the historic 

building so the company will be 

able to accept wedding bookings and 

other event rentals. “I believe the San 

Moritz Lodge overlooking the lake is 

one of the most beautiful venues for a 

wedding in the mountains,” said Godwin. 

The new Lake Gregory Company 

is planning on upgrades, with 

new electric motorboats, an upgrade to 

the boathouse and mostly new equipment 

for rentals. Also, launching fees 

of personal watercraft, including durable 

inflatables, sail boats and kayaks, 

will be reasonable, and there will be a 

ranger boat for safety, something that 

was not available last year. The Lake 

Gregory Company is forward looking 

to working with the community and 

a long happy relationship together. If 

you have any suggestions about the 

lake or the park and where changes 

should be made, contact the Crestline 

citizen oversight committee by email 

to LakeGregoryCAC@gmail.com. 

Company is planning on upgrades, 

with new electric motorboats, an 

upgrade to the boathouse and mostly 

new equipment for rentals. Also, 

launching fees of personal watercraft, 

including durable inflatables, 

sail boats and kayaks, will be reasonable, 

and there will be a ranger boat 

for safety, something that was not 

available last year. The Lake Gregory 

Company is forward looking to 

working with the community and a 

long happy relationship together. If 

you have any suggestions about the 

lake or the park and where changes 

should be made, contact the Crestline 

citizen oversight committee by 

email to LakeGregoryCAC@gmail. 

com. 

Nathan Godwin, one of the new park managers of the Lake Gregory Community 

Recreation Company L.L.C. looks to a busy summer. Photo by Louise Cecil 

Now Open 

7 Days 

Hours: 

Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm 

Sat. & Sun. 8:30am-4pm 

32005 Hilltop Blvd., Running Springs (909) 867-2591 


Rim of the World Unified School District Updates 

Rim High School Update 

At the February 18th school 

board meeting, the ROWUSD 

school board approved to accept a 

donation in the amount of $275,000 

from Mike & Cindy Douglas Families 

and Gary and Jacqueline Martell 

Families for the purchase and installation 

of one ScoreVision scoreboard 

at Rim High School’s field and 

two scoreboards in the Ben Wilkin 

gym. Not only is the equipment for 

the scoreboards being donated, but 

in addition, Bryant Bergeson (Kadtec) 

is donating his engineering and 

drafting services as well. The entire 

project is truly a team effort and perfectly 

illustrates what a phenomenal 

community RHS has supporting it. 

ScoreVision software platform 

engages fans like the pros. The 

cloud-based software helps teams 

keep score, create professional 

game-time productions, capture the 

action in real-time, and share it with 

fans everywhere. 

Ryan Reisbord, RHS Athletic 

Director expressed, “Rim Athletics 

is extremely grateful for the purchasing 

brand new state of the art 

scoreboards which will be placed 

inside of our stadium as well as our 

gymnasium. The upgrade to these 

two facilities is truly a blessing in an 

uncertain time and will greatly improve 

the athletic experience of our 

student athletes at Rim of the World 

High School. We would also like to 

recognize Principal Torri Burke and 

ROP Coordinator Stephanie Phillips 

whose tireless efforts played a significant 

role in the acquisition of these 

state-of-the-art scoreboards, as well 

as Superintendent Michelle Murphy 

who has been a tremendous supporter 

of our athletic department.” 

The scoreboards will not only 

benefit the athletic program at RHS 

but will allow ROP to expand to 

include Sports Media Technology. 

Students will be introduced to 

and will learn skills relevant to the 

Sports Media Technology industry 

by working with the scoreboards 

hands-on. 

In addition, the boards will be 

able to be incorporated into student 

events such as movies nights, graduation, 

and community events, truly 

enhancing the students and communities’ 

experiences at Rim of the 

World High School. 

RHS is beyond grateful for the 

generosity, support, and partnerships 

they have built in this community. 

Lake Arrowhead Elementary 

Lake Arrowhead Elementary, 

along with the other schools in the 

Rim District, participated in The 

Great Kindness Challenge during 

the week January 25-29th. Along 

with a Kindness Challenge Checklist 

of activities, students were encouraged 

to perform Random Acts 

of Kindness and send the photo or 

information to Principal McGilvery 

for LAE’s Virtual Bulletin Board. 

Many photos came in of students 

taking meals or flowers to elderly 

neighbors, dug out fire hydrants 

from the snow, and helped clean. 

As a Leader in Me school, 

LAE students also participated in 

classroom activities that focused 

on Habit #6: Seek First to Understand, 

then to be Understood. A 

connection was made between this 

important habit and kindness. Mrs. 

MPH Recognition and Picture Days! 

On Wednesday, February 3rd 

through Friday, February 5th, 2021 

MPH held picture days and recognized 

students for their achievements 

for Everyday Counts: Attend 

Today! Achieve Tomorrow and 1st 

Semester Awards, following health 

and safety guidelines. Members of 

our MPH staff were excited to see 

our students and provide a bit of 

normalcy, joy and recognition. 

Wilson’s 5th grade class participated 

in a “Wrinkle Heart” project. A 

wrinkle in a heart comes from unkind 

words or actions from others. 

Wrinkles can be difficult for a person 

to overcome. The message from 

this project is...if you come across 

someone that is hurt--sad or angry-- 

or doesn’t want to participate, try to 

understand where they are coming 

from, where they have been, and if 

they have been hurt before. Then be 

kind to them… 

● Principal’s Honor Roll - 4.0 GPA 

● Honor Roll - 3.5 - 3.9 GPA 

● Perfect Attendance. 

Everyday Counts: Attend Today! 

Achieve Tomorrow! Criterion: 

● Positive Grades 

○ A-Cs 

■ No Ds, Fs, Ns, or Us 

● 95% attendance 

○ Verified technology concerns will 

not remove a student from eligibility 

● Positive Behavior 

○ No assertive or regular discipline. 

1st Semester Awards Criterion: 

In these challenging times, your 

MPH family wanted to continue to 

recognize the exceptional efforts 

of our students for their dedication 

and perseverance. We are so proud 

of you! 

Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate 

Submitted by Mrs. Jennifer Whiteside, 

Principal. Mr. Reed Mikkelson, 

Assistant Principal 

Mary Putnam Henck Library Update 

The MPH library at MPH has 

been busy with new adoptions for 

Math and History as well as getting 

new novels on the shelves. We have 

continued our efforts to provide 

a sense of normalcy for our MPH 

Family in the library by decorating. 

for holidays including Halloween, 

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the 

Chinese New Year. 

We hope that students miss the 

books as much as we miss them! 

They can now log into Destiny Discover 

through their Google Signon 

and check out books. We have 

a limited number of E-books that 

they can check out and read on any. 

device or they can request to check 

out a book by putting it on hold to 

be available in the foyer for pick up. 

MPH Kindness Week Update: 

MPH participated in the “Great 

Kindness Challenge” January 25- 

29th. Our students were excited and 

took on this challenge with great 

enthusiasm! Each day, students participated 

in fun activities to spread 

kindness. We received this photo 

from our students helping a family 

clean and shovel snow with a smile. 


MOUNTAIN 

DINING 

RUNNING SPRINGS AREA 

El Toto’s Restaurant 

31927 Hilltop Blvd., Running Springs 

Phone: (909) 939- 0291 

Deep Creek Drive- In 

32890 Hilltop Blvd., Arrowbear 

Phone: (909) 867-3700 

Hilltop Chinese Restaurant 


Phone: (909) 891-0965 

Neo’s Pizza House 


Phone: (909) 867-5373 

Old Country Coffee Shop 

32019 Holiday Ln., Running Springs 

Phone:(909) 867-3100 

Blondie’s Grill & Bar 

33227 Hilltop Blvd., Arrowbear 

Phone: (909) 867-9000 

Rocky’s Outpost & Trading Co. 


Phone: (909) 939-0501 

The Malt Shoppe 

33249 Green Valley Lake Rd. 

Green Valley Lake 

Phone: (909) 939-0515 

LAKE ARROWHEAD AREA 

LouEddies Pizza 

28561 Hwy. 18, Skyforest 

Phone: (909) 336-4931 

Rosalva’s Skyforest 

28575 Hwy. 18, Skyforest 

Phone: (909) 337-7733 

The Tudor House 

800 Arrowhead Villas Rd. 

Lake Arrowhead 

Phone: (909) 336-5000 

Cedar Glen Malt Shop 

29125 Hook Creek Rd, 

Cedar Glen 

909-337-6640 

Cedar Glen Coffee Shop 

28942 Hook Creek Rd., 

Cedar Glen 

909-337-8999 

Papaguyo’s 

28200 Hwy 189 Bldg P-100 


(909) 337-9529 

LAKE ARROWHEAD AREA (cont.) 

Bill’s Villager Coffee Shop 

27195CA-189, Blue Jay 

Phone: (909) 337-9069 

Arturo’s Mexican Restaurant 

27159 CA-189, Blue Jay 

(909) 337-5500 

RB’s Steak House 

29020 Oak Terrace, Cedar Glen 

(909) 336-4363 

Belgian Waffle Works 

28200 State Hwy 189 Suite E-15 


(909) 337-5222 

CRESTLINE AREA 

Stockade 

23881 Lake Drive, Crestline 

(909) 338-2465 

Subway 


(909) 338-5551 

The A Restaurant 


(909) 338-2423 

Higher Grounds Coffee House 

23776 Lake Dr, , Crestline 

(909) 589-2772 

Crestline Café 

23943 Lake Dr. Crestline 

(909) 338-4128 

La Casita 

633 Forest Shade Road, Crestline 

(909) 338-9196 

Mandarin Garden 


(909) 338-6482 

McDonald’s 


(909) 693-3388 

Toni’s Kitchen Mexican Food 


(909) 338-9377 

Giuseppi’s Pizza 

(inside Rim Bowling) 

23991 Lake Dr, Crestline 

(909) 338-5550 

The Bear House 

Mondays 

$1 OFF any 

Hamburger 

THURSDAY 

Steak 

$1.00 off 

Call in your order! 

Beat the Rush! 

23420 Crest Forest Dr., Crestline, CA 

(909) 338-8100 

Family Restaurant 

on Facebook: thebearhousefamilyrestaurant 

Fri. & Sat. 

Prime Rib 

2 for $40 

ST. PATRICK’S 

DAY 

DINNER 

specials mon thru sunday 

27195 CA-189, Blue Jay, CA 

(909) 337-9069 

www.billsvillager.com 

Stop in and try our “$10 Lunch in a Basket” Special 

which includes a drink 

Don’t Miss Our Taco Tuesday (11 AM-7 PM) 

coupon 

Free drink 

with purchase of any entree 

-covid 19 compliant- 

Good through March. 31, 2021 

• Up to 4 persons • one coupon per table • 


Mountain Counseling Receives $20K 

Grant from San Manuel 

Mountain Counseling 

& Training, Inc. 

(MCT), a local non-profit 

organization has been 

selected to receive funds 

as part of the San Manuel 

Cares Small Business Relief 

Fund: “The San Manuel 

Band of Mission Indians has 

created a $1,000,000 Small Business 

Relief Fund to bring financial 

assistance to 50 small businesses 

throughout their ancestral territory 

and beyond during this incredibly 

difficult time.” 

MCT offers a variety of 

community resources ranging from 

behavioral health services to parenting 

classes and community engagement 

opportunities such as 

Toastmasters. The organization was 

founded in 2012 by Mr. Michael 

Beavers, CEO. Today MCT continues 

to serve challenged children/ 

youth through a growing partnership 

with San Bernardino Department 

of Behavioral Health as well 

as developing collaborations with 

other not-for-profits and funders/ 

partners such as First 5 of San Bernardino 

and the Mom and Dad Project 

of Big Bear Valley. 

MCT has three programs 

with the Department of Behavioral 

Health in which their community-based 

team provides 

strengths-based, individual and 

family-centered services to address 

anger management, depression, 

anxiety, traumatic experiences and 

other mental health struggles and 

help students maximize their potential 

at school, at home, and in the 

community. Their Student Assistance 

Program provides counseling 

services to students who are showing 

early signs of mental health disorders. 

The School-Aged Treatment 

Services and Success First/Early 

Wraparound programs include therapy, 

life skills classes, and other 

intensive services for school-aged 

children who are experiencing difficulties 

due to mental health dis- 

orders and emotional disturbances. 

Success First also includes a Child 

and Family Team (CFT) which utilizes 

crisis intervention services, 

safety planning, family therapy, and 

other services as “family VOICE 

and CHOICE” dictate. 

COVID-19 has exacerbated 

barriers to residents in the 

mountain area accessing MCT’s 

services. MCT has seen a decrease 

in the number of referrals due to 

COVID-related realities such as 

alternative education modalities. 

Most referrals typically come directly 

from teachers and guidance 

counselors who are able to identify 

kids/youth in need. Since schools 

have moved to a virtual platform, 

it is more difficult for teachers and 

administration to know to what extent 

kids are struggling and to facilitate 

connecting them with needed 

services. 

MCT will use the relief 

funds in three critical areas of need: 

capacity building, cash flow, and 

sustainability. Some of the funds 

allocated to capacity-building will 

allow the organization to serve individuals 

who are not covered by Medi-Cal. 

Due to COVID, cash flow 

has been significantly impeded, and 

this support will be strategically 

used to both provide services in the 

current environment and see the organization 

through the COVID era. 

The funds will also promote MCT’s 

sustainability as a vital organization 

in the rural mountain community 

for years to come. 

Visit MCT’s website at 

www.mountaincounseling.org for 

more information or for program 

enrollment. 

One of the mountain’s established writers Tessa Dick has lived in the mountains 

communities for 26 years. Photo by Louise Cecil 

Crestline Author Has Two More 

Books Published 


The creativity inspired by the 

mountains is reflected in the many 

authors, actors and artists who live 

locally, or who choose to move here 

to live an uncomplicated lifestyle. 

One who chose the area is local author 

and longtime Crestline resident 

Tessa B. Dick, who had two of her 

stories published last month. 

Tessa was solicited by Cliff 

Jones, Jr. to add one of her stories, 

“The Mirror Cracked” to the anthology 

“Mirror Maze,” that he published. 

Jones described the book 

as “a dreampunk anthology.” This 

style all points back to the Cyberpunk 

genre, which was developed in 

the 1970s as an homage to Philip K. 

Dick.” (P.K.D.) Dick wrote hundreds 

of Sci-fi books and stories including, 

Minority Report, and Blade Runner. 

Tessa is Philip’s widow. 

Together, Phil worked with 

Tessa on his later writings, which are 

considered by many critics as some 

of his best stories and his best writing 

period. Those years together were 

when he created the anti-drug novel, 

Thru a Scanner Darkly and The 

V.A.L.I.S. Trilogy. Although Tessa 

had already been published under 

her maiden name Busby, “I learned 

so much on writing from Phil as we 

worked on those novels,” Tessa added. 

Tessa’s story The Mirror 

Cracked was written for the 22-story 

Dreampunk anthology. Her story was 

inspired by an early 2019 dream she 

had about a world-changing event, 

and she changed the premise from 

the war that she saw in her dream, 

into a global pandemic and this was 

before the COVID bug was discovered. 

The story is a premonition of a 

future world, molded in the style of 

P.K.D. “I can’t tell you the ending, 

but the story has a cat, with everyone 

losing their jobs, getting sick and the 

search for an ending to the pandemic,” 

said Tessa. “Life looks different 

inside a mirror, so I can assure you I 

do not have a mirror in the room in 

which I sleep.” 

After the death of P.K.D., because 

of her lifelong vacationing to 

the San Bernardino Mountain area, 

and since her family had vacation 

homes in Running Springs and Crestline 

as a child, Crestline became the 

logical place to move. “I loved the 

forest and boulders and hiking in the 

Deep Creek area near the Boys Scout 

Camp area of Running Springs, but 

Crestline gets so much less snow. 

Since I was commuting, while teaching 

English for Chapman College, 

Crestline was a better choice at the 

time and I am glad I chose it,” said 

Tessa, who has a Masters in English. 

In the 26 years she has lived 

in Crestline, Tessa has written and had 

published almost a dozen books, besides 

being an active and contributing 

community member to several organizations. 

As a member of the Rim of 

the World Historical Society, she was 

an active docent at the Movie Museum 

in Crestline, receiving the historical 

society’s President’s Award. She 

knew much about the movie industry 

and added much to the experience of 

those who toured the small museum 

in located in Crestline’s old Quonset 

hut theater. Plus, as a member of the 

Crestline Lioness Club since 2004, 

she has served as president, secretary 

and held numerous other contributing 

positions, while receiving numerous 

recognitions. 

The other book Tessa released 

last month was More on the 

Exegesis of Philip K. Dick, with the 

subtitle A Work in Progress. “This 

book was published now, although 

not fully complete, because my readers 

and fans demanded it; I have 

since found a (spell-check-created) 

typo in it.” Tessa has been for over a 

decade a frequent and popular guest 

on late night radio shows, and podcasts. 

She’s been featured on “Coast 

to Coast” with Jimmy Church, when 

he was the guest host. During those 

interviews, she has often been asked 

Author: cont. on page 16 


Author: from page 14 

to explain the last project that Philip 

was working on, his Exegesis, which 

is his commentary on biblical scriptures. 

“Phil intended his Exegesis 

to be an academic work, as he wanted 

to be taken seriously as an author, not 

just considered as another writer of 

Sci Fi for the masses,” she explained. 

“He only completed the rough notes, 

so I have been transcribing them, so 

this is a command performance book, 

demanded by the P.K.D. fans. Actually, 

if you think of it, this book is 

kind of ‘unusual,’ as it is a published 

rough-draft commentary on P.K.D.’s 

rough-draft Exegesis commentary 

on religion and the scriptures.” This 

book is now available on Amazon, as 

are all her books. 

Tessa B. Dick has published 

several books on her life and times 

with P.K.D., including Remembering 

Firebright, and Conversations 

with Philip K. Dick of interesting 

concepts he was thinking about, and 

Blade Runner, Creator P.K.D., comparing 

the two movies and the book, 

which was another ‘on demand’ book 

inspired by all the questions from the 

radio show audiences. 

Tessa is often a guest on The 

Dickhead podcast, which reviews all 

aspects of P.K.D.’s 44 novels, 121 

stories and Philip K. Dick’s life and 

career. His stories have led to many 

movie adaptions including Next, 

which starring Nicholas Cage was 

partially filmed in Crestline and Running 

Springs, and Total Recall. Internationally, 

several TV series have 

been based on his writings. In 2005, 

Time magazine named Dick’s 1969 

Ubik as “one of the hundred greatest 

English-language novels published 

since 1923.” 

Many movie crews from 

around the world have interviewed 

Tessa since 1982, one resulting in the 

documentary The Penultimate Truth 

of Philip K. Dick, by an Argentinian 

film company, while another art 

film crew came from France to Crestline 

to interview her. That interview 

was filmed at Bizzyland’s Garden in 

Crestline. 

She also has published a book 

on her early years in private school 

and how that led to her meeting Phil 

and their years together. P.K.D. was 

a world-known author who was 25 

years her senior, who chose her for 

her intellect and spirit. That autobiography, 

Tessa B. Dick- My Life on 

the Edge of Reality, is an insight into 

the immense impact that mothers 

have on their children in both positive 

and negative ways. “I had plenty of 

paranormal experience before I met 

Phil. Phil also had many as a child as 

well. He thought he was channeling 

the spirit of his dead sister, who was 

his imaginary friend while he was a 

child.” 

Each year, the Philip K. Dick 

Convention is held in Fort Morgan, 

Colorado. Tessa is invited as 

the Keynote Speaker, plus she hosts 

seminars on P.K.D.s writings, giving 

insights into and behind the stories 

he wrote. Her presentations, since 

she is a former college instructor and 

knows how to engage an audience, 

are quite popular with his fans. The 

convention was obviously cancelled 

for 2020, but by 2021 her broken hip 

will have healed sufficiently for her 

to attend again. 

Tessa writes in many genres. 

Her surrealistic novel is The Darkening 

of the Light. However, she also 

has written a light-hearted nonfiction 

book, A Cookbook For the Kitchen 

Challenged; By the Kitchen Challenged 

filled with creative and delicious 

recipes and insights into cooking. 

This book has sold well locally. 

Her murder-mystery Murder, 

Lies is set in the local mountain community 

of Twin Peaks with Lavinia 

Stout, a detective who tries to solve a 

mysterious murder but not necessarily 

in the normal ways. This book was 

read by members of the Crest Forest 

Senior Citizens Book Club and they 

all liked it, some recognizing some 

of the characters in the book as being 

based on local personalities. 

Tessa is currently working 

on the longer, final form of the book, 

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick, between 

podcasts, while locally administrating 

the Crestline Happenings 

Facebook page, a community page 

which discusses snow, driving, visitors, 

some historical perspectives and 

the everyday trials and tribulations of 

living in these mountain resort communities. 

“I have a full life here in 

Crestline, which enables me to write, 

garden, and enjoy being just another 

community member, and I never intend 

to leave,” she emphatically stated. 

Rutherford Seeks Redistricting 

Commission Candidates 

San Bernardino County 

Supervisor Janice Rutherford is 

seeking applications from qualified 

Second District residents interested 

in serving on the County’s 

first Redistricting Commission. 

“I’m seeking critical thinkers with 

excellent communication and interpersonal 

skills who can be fair 

and impartial as they help guide 

the once-a-decade process of redrawing 

Supervisorial boundaries 

to ensure equal representation for 

all our residents,” Rutherford said. 

Measure J—approved by 

voters in November—was a Charter 

reform package that requires the 

County to establish a redistricting 

commission and take other good 

governance steps, including establishing 

rules of order for Board 

meetings and cementing campaign 

contribution limits in the Charter. 

On Feb. 9, the Board of Supervisors 

approved an ordinance 

creating a seven-member Redistricting 

Commission. Under the 

ordinance, each Supervisor is required 

to appoint a member from 

their respective district and one alternate 

member. The County’s Presiding 

Judge will select two members, 

including one who shall serve 

as Chair of the commission. 

Commissioners must be 

registered voters in the County of 

San Bernardino. In addition, they 

cannot serve on the commission if 

they have served as a staff member 

of an elected official in the past 

four years, served in elected office 

or campaigned as a candidate for 

an elected office in the past four 

years, served as a member of a political 

party central committee in 

the past four years, or contributed 

more than $500 per year to any 

candidate for elective office in the 

past four years. 

The Board of Supervisors 

anticipates appointing members to 

the commission in April. The Redistricting 

Commission is scheduled 

to hold its first meeting in 

May 2021. The commission is expected 

to hold multiple community 

meetings before submitting recommended 

district maps to Supervisors. 

Depending on conditions, 

commission meetings may be held 

virtually, in person, or a combination 

of both. 

Applications must be signed in 

ink and be postmarked no later 

than April 5 or hand-delivered to 

the Clerk of the Board’s office by 

5 p.m. on April 5. The application 

is available at https://cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/45/AdvisoryRedistrictingCommissionApplication. 

pdf?ver=2021-02-12- 090449-457 

or by contacting the Clerk of the 

Board at (909) 387-4831. 

The Second District includes 

the cities of Fontana (west 

of Sierra Avenue), Rancho Cucamonga, 

and Upland (north of 

Foothill Boulevard), the unincorporated 

communities of Mt. Baldy, 

San Antonio Heights, Lytle Creek, 

and Devore; and the Rim of the 

World Communities, including 

Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running 

Springs, and all the mountain 

hamlets in between. 

Flyers mailed to your 

PO Box as an insert 

to the paper 

ONLY 7.5¢ each* 

— Call for details — 

*must mail entire zip code 

(we can get you a print quote also) 

(909) 939-2522 

Currently mailing Running Springs, Green Valley Lake, Skyforest, 

Rimforest, and Cedarpines Park. 


Artist’s conception of the Perseverance landing on Mars. Photo taken from 

a NASA reenactment video. 

And Now the Hunt Begins (On Mars)! 

by Steven Peter 

The most advanced robot 

ever sent to Mars landed successfully 

on February 18, 2021 just before 1 

p.m. PST. It successfully got through 

its “seven minutes of terror” touchdown. 

Landing gently on an ancient 

lakebed inside the 28-mile-wide 

Jezero Crater on Mars. 

After a series of instrument 

and hardware checkouts, Perseverance 

will start doing its main job— 

hunt for signs of ancient Mars life, 

collect and cache rock samples for 

future return to Earth and demonstrate 

new exploration technologies, 

among other things. 

Perseverance, the heart of 

NASA’s $2.7 billion Mars 2020 mission, 

lifted off from Florida’s Space 

Coast atop a United Launch Alliance 

Atlas V rocket on July 30, 2020. Perseverance 

deserved the name given 

it by Alex Mather, a seventh grader 

from Lake Braddock Secondary 

School in Burke, Virginia who had 

submitted a winning entry into the 

“Name the Rover” national contest. 

The six-wheeled Perseverance is 

modeled heavily after its predecessor, 

NASA’s Curiosity rover, which 

touched down inside Mars’ huge 

Gale Crater in August 2012 and is 

still going strong today. 

That was about halfway 

through Perseverance’s month-long 

launch window, which closed in 

mid-August. The mission was challenging 

since such windows come 

along just once every 26 months for 

Mars missions, so NASA was determined 

to get the rover off the ground 

on time — a challenging task made 

even tougher by the coronavirus 

pandemic, which forced a rethink of 

assembly and testing protocols and 

made it harder for the team to travel. 

Launching during the early 

months of the COVID 19 pandemic, 

Perseverance maintained those 

deadlines despite the obvious hardships 

that ensued. “Perseverance is 

a strong word,” Thomas Zurbuchen, 

associate administrator of NASA’s 

Science Mission Directorate, said in 

March 2020 during the rover’s naming 

ceremony. “It’s about making 

progress despite obstacles.” “But we 

were able to work through the planning 

and get there,” he added. “It’s a 

real credit to the dedication and hard 

work of the team.” The rover’s name 

is a testament to the spirit that got the 

mission off the ground and on its way 

to Mars, agency officials have said. 

Perseverance is a few inches 

longer than Curiosity and nearly 300 

lbs. heavier. Some of their scientific 

instruments are also quite different. 

But the two rovers share the same basic 

body plan and the same type of 

nuclear power source, and they used 

the same strategy to land safely on 

the Red Planet. 

Mars’ air is just 1% as thick 

as that of Earth, so a chute couldn’t 

slow the rover down enough for a 

safe landing. Mars 2020 therefore 

employed a rocket-powered sky 

crane, which lowered the Mars car to 

the red dirt on cables, then flew off 

to crash-land intentionally a safe distance 

away. 

NASA heard from Perseverance 

about 11 minutes after the landing 

actually took place (it currently 

takes that long for signals to travel 

from the Red Planet to Earth). The 

news prompted wild celebrations 

at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 

Southern California, which manages 

the Mars 2020 mission. 

There was doubtless a decent 

dose of relief mixed in with the excitement, 

for success today was far 

from guaranteed. Over the decades, 

only about half of Mars surface missions 

have touched down safely. And 

An illustration of how NASA’s Perseverance Rover might 

look up close on Mars. Illustration courtesy of NASA 

Perseverance’s landing site on Jezero’s 

floor, which features hazards 

such as cliffs, sand dunes and boulder 

fields, was the toughest ever targeted 

by a Mars mission, NASA officials 

have said. 

Perseverance will take the 

next step, actively searching for signs 

of past organisms in the first hunt for 

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life conducted on the Martian surface 

since NASA’s twin Viking landers 

ceased operations in the early 1980s. 

The Vikings looked for present-day 

Mars life, however, whereas Perseverance 

is focused on the distant past. 

Jezero Crater is a great place 

to do such work, mission team members 

have said. The crater, which lies 

about 18 degrees north of the Martian 

equator, hosted a lake the size of Lake 

Tahoe long ago and sports an ancient 

river delta. In addition, Mars orbiters 

have spied on Jezero’s floor clay minerals, 

which form in the presence of 

liquid water. 

Perseverance will scrutinize 

Martian dirt and rock with a variety 

of high-tech science gear, including 

multiple spectrometers, high-resolution 

cameras, and ground-penetrating 

radar. One of the rover’s seven 

instruments, called SuperCam, will 

zap rocks with a laser and gauge the 

composition of the resulting vapor. 

One of Perseverance’s instruments, 

called MOXIE (“Mars Oxygen 

ISRU Experiment”), is designed 

to generate oxygen from the red 

planet’s atmosphere, which is 95% 

carbon dioxide 

by volume. Such 

equipment could 

help humanity 

get a foothold on 

Mars down the 

road, NASA officials 

have said. 

“ISRU,” is short 

for “in situ resource 

utilization,” 

a fancy term 

for living off the 

land. 

And attached 

to Perseverance’s 

belly is 

a 4-lb. helicopter named Ingenuity, 

which will attempt to become the first 

rotorcraft ever to fly in the skies of a 

world beyond Earth. If Ingenuity succeeds, 

helicopters could soon become 

an important part of the Mars-exploration 

toolkit. 

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Those powerhouse blueberries can be a boost for the older gerneration. 

Eating Blueberries To Fight Dementia 

And Other Age-Related Diseases 


Want to Fight Dementia? 

Grab a Handful of Blueberries. 

If you were told there was a 

food you could add to your diet that 

was proven to fight the effects of aging 

and dementia, you’d probably eat 

it, wouldn’t you? Well, get to your local 

farmer’s market as soon as possible 

because blueberries are the wonder 

food of our future. 

Of note, fresh blueberries are 

typically ready for picking between 

June and August. Don’t rush to pick 

the berries as soon as they turn blue, 

wait a couple days and. when they are 

ready, they should fall off right into 

your hand. 

Blueberries fight off the harmful 

effects of free radicals, keep blood 

vessels clear of plaque, and give us a 

boost from plant-based chemicals. 

The two most common types 

of dementia that affect older Americans 

are Alzheimer’s and vascular 

dementia or also known as “vascular 

cognitive impairment” (VCI). That 

latter definition may better explain 

what is going on inside some older 

brains. These diseases may be helped 

by the same types of foods that help 

lower your blood pressure, reduce 

cholesterol, and also helps prevent 

and manages diabetes. 

Blueberries are good for our 

health because they contain antioxidants 

that help protect our bodies 

from disease, including age-related 

health issues. These little blue power 

houses are also getting a reputation 

for being a brain food that can 

help improve cognitive function and 

memory. In 1999 researchers found 

that giving blueberries to older rats 

helped them navigate through mazes 

more proficiently. Then studies 

conducted in 2010 began to surface 

showing the usefulness of blueberries 

for the human brain. It didn’t stop the 

disease; it didn’t reverse the disease, 

but it slowed the progression of the 

diseases. 

One of the longest running 

studies by the Nurses’ Health Study 

followed more than 16,000 women 

aged 70 and older and showed 

women who ate more berries slowed 

down their rates of mental decline. 

The magnitude of the association was 

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very impressive. Women with a higher 

intake of berries appeared to have 

delayed cognitive aging by 2.5 years. 

So, it’s like your brain is 2.5 years 

younger if you’re eating berries. MRI 

imaging shows the difference in brain 

function as people eat blueberries 

due to the polyphenol phytonutrients. 

The antioxidants in these berries can 

cross the blood brain barrier. 

It was also discovered other 

foods of the same color can actually 

do the same thing. Red cabbage, 

pomegranates and grape juice are 

also beneficial for your brain. When 

it comes to fighting aging and having 

a healthier body, the more whole plant 

foods in your diet, the better. Berries 

not only fight free radicals; they also 

combat cholesterol and have the fiber 

we need to keep our digestive systems 

running smoothly. However, it 

will take more than eating the standard 

American diet and just adding 

some berries to it. Blueberries are not 

a magic bullet but part of an arsenal 

of foods that we should be eating for 

a better brain health. 

Several foods can be added 

to your diet to influence your cognitive 

abilities and keep your brain 

sharp for as long as possible. Polyphenols 

have been shown to protect 

your neurons against injury caused 

by neurotoxins and inflammation and 

aids in your memory, learning, and 

cognitive function. Flavanols, found 

in fruit, cocoa, wine, tea, and beans 

are also associated with better cognitive 

functioning. Blueberries have 

a high number of vitamins that boost 

brain health, specifically flavonoids. 

Consuming blueberries every day has 

been proven to slow memory decline 

and help motor coordination typically 

associated with aging. You can eat 

your berries in many different ways, 

fresh, frozen, canned, or juiced to deliver 

the following brain benefits. 

First, they will help lower 

your risk of dementia. It’s normal for 

cognitive function to decline as we 

age but we can preserve it for longer 

when we eat a diet rich in plant-based 

foods like blueberries. In many recent 

studies it was found that older 

adults who drank blueberry juice had 

a significant increase in brain activity, 

blood flow and memory compared to 

a group that did not. 

Blueberries also reduce the 

effects of Alzheimer’s. Antioxidants 

found in blueberries provide a benefit 

in improving memory and cognitive 

function in adults to potentially prevent 

Alzheimer’s disease. In a 2016 

study found that blueberries can also 

treat patients who already show signs 

of mental impairment. 

They can help prevent memory 

loss related to age. Berries such as 

blueberries can help protect the brain 

from free radicals. Another study in 

2012 found that berries change the 

way the neurons in the brain communicate 

and prevented inflammation to 

improve motor control and cognition. 

Boost your Brain. Adding 

blueberries to your diet can increase 

the birthrate of braincells in the hippocampus–the 

region of the brain 

responsible for memory. In a 2002 

study older rats were fed blueberry 

supplements and experienced improved 

memory via the hippocampus. 

Blueberries are best picked between June and August. 

Perserverance: from pg. 16 

Ingenuity will soon be let 

loose on Mars. The little helicopter 

will conduct its few test flights early 

in the mission while Perseverance 

will roll a safe distance away before 

Ingenuity lifts off. 

The mission team has already mapped 

out a tentative traverse for Perseverance. 

If all goes according to plan, 

the rover will start its studies in Jezero’s 

delta region, then move toward 

ancient lakeshore environments and 

eventually climb up onto the crater’s 

rim, which sits several thousand feet 

above its floor. 

The envisioned traverse is 

about 15 miles long and will take 

Perseverance a number of years to 

Improves memory and concentration. 

Eating a bowl of blueberries 

can improve memory and concentration 

for up to five hours. A 2009 

study found participants who drank 

a blueberry smoothie in the morning 

did better on tasks in the mid-afternoon 

compared to those who didn’t. 

Researchers believe blueberries stimulate 

the flow of blood and oxygen to 

the brain keeping the mind active and 

healthy. 

Boosts mental health. Blueberries 

can help those suffering from 

depression. In a 2016 study, scientists 

found that blueberries reduce the genetic 

and biochemical factors behind 

depression and suicidal tendencies 

linked to PTSD. 

Your brain is your most important 

organ and keeping it healthy 

and strong for as long as possible is 

becoming a growing health concern 

among doctors and patients alike. 

Factors such as super stress and the 

standard American diet are not helping 

us along the way. That’s why it is 

essential to keep your brain working 

at optimum levels for as long as possible 

with a healthy diet. While we 

all know that processed, sugary, and 

refined foods are not helping us, now 

we’re learning that other foods–such 

as blueberries–can help reduce cognitive 

decline and help us live our best 

lives longer. 

So, for better mental health as 

we age, add some blueberries and other 

brain-boosting foods to your diet as 

often as you can to feel and actually 

have a younger brain than you would 

have without them. 

complete, Farley added. The rover’s 

prime mission lasts just one Mars 

year (about 687 Earth days), so Mars 

2020 would need some extensions 

and continued good health to make it 

all the way to Jezero’s rim. 

Perseverance’s landing came 

just a week after two other Mars 

missions reached the red planet. The 

United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe 

and China’s Tianwen-1 mission 

slipped into Mars orbit on February 9 

and February 10, respectively, landmark 

achievements for both nations. 

Hope will remain in orbit, as will one 

component of Tianwen-1. But the 

Chinese mission will also put a rover 

duo down on the Martian surface, 

likely in May. 


Local Area Churches 

1410 Calgary Drive 

Lake Arrowhead, CA 

(909)337-5483 

www.churchofthewoods.org 

Service times 

in Crestline: 

Shabbat (Sabbath): 

Friday night @ 7:00 p.m. 

Torah Study: 

Sunday @ 10:00 a.m. 

Service times 

in Calimesa: 

Shabbat (Sabbath): 

Sat. morning @ 10:00 a.m. 

Torah Study: 

Tuesday night @ 7:00 p.m. 

170 S. Dart Canyon Rd. 

Crestline, CA 92325 

(909)338-5934 

and 

9580 Calimesa Blvd. 

Calimesa, CA 92320 

New Wine Christian Fellowship 

340 Hwy. 138, PO Box 3935 

www.newwinecrestline.org 

Crestline CA 92325 

Sunday service at 10:30 am. 

Children’s Sunday class: kindergarten through 5th grade. 

Youth Sunday class for junior and high school 

students during the morning service. 

Office Hours – Wednesday 9 am to 2 pm 

Thursday 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm 

Sunday Service 

Times: 

9 & 11 a.m. 

Wed. Night 

Free Dinner & 

-Activities for All Ages- 

5:30-8:00 p.m. 

909 338.6077 

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 


27415 School Rd. 

(Behind Rim High School) 

(909) 337-1412 

Connecting People 

to Jesus 

Love God, Love Others, 

Serve the World 

worship Services 

8 AM Informal Traditional 

9:30 AM Praise and Worship 

11 AM Traditional 

“Where the Word 

of God, the Holy 

Bible, is preached 

and practiced, and 

the great triune 

God is worshipped 

in an atmosphere 

of warm Christian 

27415 School Rd, Crest Park, CA 92326 fellowship” 

(sharing Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church) 

www.MountainReformed.com 

909-547-4374 

Worship Service 1:30 pm • Adult Bible Study 3 pm 

St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church 

MASSES: 

Weekend Masses: 

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. 

Sunday: 9:30 a.m.(English) 12:00 pm (Spanish) 

Weekday Masses: 

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m. 

Monday & Tuesday Communion Service at 8:30 a.m. 

23079 Crest Forest Dr. 

Crestline, Ca. 92382 

Phone 

909-338-2303 

Crestline First Baptist Church 

533 Springy Path, Crestline, CA 92325 

Service Times: 

Sunday 

9:15-Adult Sunday School 

10:30 AM-Church Service 

Sunday Service Times: 

9:00 AM Kids/ 

Adults Sunday School 

10:15 AM Celebration Service 

(909) 338-1918 

twin peaks community church 

909 337-3011 

St. Richard’s Episcopal Church 

Sunday Worship Times 

8am Holy Eucharist This is a quiet service with no music. 

Our liturgy alternates weekly between Rite 1 and Rite 2. 

10:00am Holy Eucharist 

28708 Highway 18, Skyforest, CA 92385 

909-337-3889 Fax: 909-337-9980 

Crestline New Life Christian Fellowship 

Contact: Rev. Matthew Shorey 

23484 Lake Dr. (PO Box 1957) 

Crestline, CA 92325 

Phone: 909-338-3213 

Email: CrestlineNewLife@outlook.com 

Website: CrestlineNewLifeAG.com 

Calvary Chapel, Lake Arrowhead 

Service Times: 

Sunday 

8:30 and 10:30 AM 

Wednesday evening 

6:30 PM 

Sunday School, childcare, Jr High 

and High School will be meeting 

second service only. 

101 Grandview Rd. 

Twin Peaks, CA 92391 

Join us as Pastor Scott Stout continues 

teaching through the Bible. (909) 337-2468 


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